Dualshock 3 headlines

Those looking to add a bit of color to their life can pick up a metallic gray DualShock 3 wireless PS3 controller soon in North America. A release date wasn’t provided, just a teasing tweet is all, but the controller releases in Japan in June 20, so it shouldn’t be too far off. You can […]

God of War: Ascension won’t hit retail alone; Sony’s Australian representatives have sent over a few images of a new special edition Dual Shock 3 which will accompany the PlayStation 3 exclusive. The Kratos-themes controller will arrive in Australia on March 14. See it in full glory through the break.

A post on the US PS Blog has invited fans to submit designs for a new line of coloured DualShock controllers. You can submit your idea or vote on others’ contributions here. So far RainbowShock 3 has the most votes in our in office poll, especially as a bunch of dudebros have downvoted it, but […]

This is brilliant. An article on Yahoo! Finance about Christmas gifts has claimed that PS3′s pads must be replaced after running out of charge. “It’s all fun and games until the battery dies,” said author Anne Kadet. “Unlike its competitors, which use replaceable AA batteries, the PS3′s remote control is glued shut. When the battery […]

Sony may have settled its patent case with Immersion of DualShock rumble, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Craig Thorner, an engineer who held a few patents related to the firm’s rumble tech, is now suing Sony, claiming the PlayStation-maker colluded with another firm to make him accept “unfavourable terms” in the Immersion […]

As reported by Kotaku, SCEJ’s announced a slew of LittleBigPlanet bundles at TGS, featuring the game and a DualShock controller. There are some shots of them through there. The package will cost 7,980 yen, which is about $79 or £47. More through the link.

GI was right it seems: according to Jeux Video the 80Gb is a definite for Europe and will cost the same as the current 40Gb. Best news of all, though, is that the new SKU will apparently come bundled with the DualShock 3 controller. It doesn’t look as though backwards compatibility has made the cut, […]

Speaking to MCV, SCEE has admitted it may find satisfying day one European shipments of DualShock 3 difficult this week, but that more units are on the way. Said Mark Howsen, SCEE’s UK sales director, “It’s going to be a close call as to whether we can guarantee enough stock for everybody day one, however, […]

US retailer GoGamer.com is offering DualShock 3s to lucky American gamers for $42 plus shipping. Which is slightly cheaper than the £39.99 British PS3 owners are going to be paying for the controller on Friday. Importing for the win. Thanks, PS3F.

In the SCEA press release about NPD figures this morning was confirmation that Americans spent $10.9 million on DualShock 3 in April. Rumbling for the win. We’re promised the European launch of the new controller is “imminent”, but we still have no release date. Hurry up, SCEE.

Speaking to videogaming247 at the SCEE PlayStation Day in London yesterday, SCEE president David Reeves confirmed that DualShock 3 will be launching in Europe very soon. “The DualShock 3 launch is imminent,” he told us in answer to a remark we made on the fact a Sixaxis is included in the newly-announced European MGS4 bundle. […]

Those looking to add a bit of color to their life can pick up a metallic gray DualShock 3 wireless PS3 controller soon in North America. A release date wasn’t provided, just a teasing tweet is all, but the controller releases in Japan in June 20, so it shouldn’t be too far off. You can […]

God of War: Ascension won’t hit retail alone; Sony’s Australian representatives have sent over a few images of a new special edition Dual Shock 3 which will accompany the PlayStation 3 exclusive. The Kratos-themes controller will arrive in Australia on March 14. See it in full glory through the break.

A post on the US PS Blog has invited fans to submit designs for a new line of coloured DualShock controllers. You can submit your idea or vote on others’ contributions here. So far RainbowShock 3 has the most votes in our in office poll, especially as a bunch of dudebros have downvoted it, but […]

This is brilliant. An article on Yahoo! Finance about Christmas gifts has claimed that PS3′s pads must be replaced after running out of charge. “It’s all fun and games until the battery dies,” said author Anne Kadet. “Unlike its competitors, which use replaceable AA batteries, the PS3′s remote control is glued shut. When the battery […]

Sony may have settled its patent case with Immersion of DualShock rumble, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Craig Thorner, an engineer who held a few patents related to the firm’s rumble tech, is now suing Sony, claiming the PlayStation-maker colluded with another firm to make him accept “unfavourable terms” in the Immersion […]

As reported by Kotaku, SCEJ’s announced a slew of LittleBigPlanet bundles at TGS, featuring the game and a DualShock controller. There are some shots of them through there. The package will cost 7,980 yen, which is about $79 or £47. More through the link.

GI was right it seems: according to Jeux Video the 80Gb is a definite for Europe and will cost the same as the current 40Gb. Best news of all, though, is that the new SKU will apparently come bundled with the DualShock 3 controller. It doesn’t look as though backwards compatibility has made the cut, […]

Speaking to MCV, SCEE has admitted it may find satisfying day one European shipments of DualShock 3 difficult this week, but that more units are on the way. Said Mark Howsen, SCEE’s UK sales director, “It’s going to be a close call as to whether we can guarantee enough stock for everybody day one, however, […]

US retailer GoGamer.com is offering DualShock 3s to lucky American gamers for $42 plus shipping. Which is slightly cheaper than the £39.99 British PS3 owners are going to be paying for the controller on Friday. Importing for the win. Thanks, PS3F.

In the SCEA press release about NPD figures this morning was confirmation that Americans spent $10.9 million on DualShock 3 in April. Rumbling for the win. We’re promised the European launch of the new controller is “imminent”, but we still have no release date. Hurry up, SCEE.

Speaking to videogaming247 at the SCEE PlayStation Day in London yesterday, SCEE president David Reeves confirmed that DualShock 3 will be launching in Europe very soon. “The DualShock 3 launch is imminent,” he told us in answer to a remark we made on the fact a Sixaxis is included in the newly-announced European MGS4 bundle. […]

SCEE has just told videogaming247 that the Australian date and price for DualShock 3 has no bearing on the European launch for the controller, which remains unannounced. “The date in the Australian press release refers to the Australian market only,” said a rep. “Whilst DS3 will come to all SCEE territories at some point, at […]

This Gamespot report confirms that DualShock 3 will be released in Australia on April 24 for A$99.95 (£47 or $92) and in New Zealand on May 9 for NZ$109.95 (£44 or $86). In the US, the controller retails for $54.99. No announcement’s been made for Europe yet, but you can expect one imminently. We’re just […]

The Americans were pulling little colon-”o” emoticons, but the news was greeted with surly derision in Europe. SCEA announced last week that the MGS4 gunmetal PS3 was to launch in America in limited quantities, the pack to include a 40Gb PS3, a DualShock 3 and the game itself. America, it seems, is blessed by Sony. […]

A supposed PS3 schedule from Dutch retailer Bartsmit has shown what appears to be dates for DualShock 3 and a Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 pack for Europe. DualShock 3 is dated at May 2 on the list, the the MGS4 pack apparently launching on June 12, the same day as the game itself launches […]

DualShock 3 is now shipping in the US, according to this. The controller will completely phase Sixaxis out, apparently, with rather rapid effect. “Sixaxis will no longer be offered after it’s completely sold through at retail (likely by the summer timeframe),” said a SCEA rep. Can we have it in Europe now, please?

According to this Dutch PlayStation site, DualShock 3 will be released in Europe on May 2. The site references “a reliable source” but no more information is given. As rumours go, this one’s plausible due to the fact that MGS4 is released a month later and uses the new pad’s funtionality, but don’t go holding […]

DualShock 3 has gone to second place in the Amazon.com charts prior to is release on April 15. There’s still no date for the rumbling controller in Europe, and there’s unlikely to be one particularly soon considering the upcoming GT5: Prologue bundle – dated March 28 – comes with a Sixaxis. So, logic dictates, if […]

And here it is. £217 to you, provided you can get someone to post it to you. Play-Asia won’t ship them to anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway. We’re sure you can find a way around that. It’ll be faster than waiting for SCEE to release it over here.

Following the announcement last night that DualShock 3 is to be released in America on April 15 – alongside GT5 Prologue – for $55, SCEE has said that the controller’s passage to Europe is still out there in Q-something. “Release date and price for the DS3 in Europe is still to be confirmed,” said a […]